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In the context of the space race, space science became an area of collaboration between the Spanish dictatorship and the United States of America during the 1960s. The Francoist regime leveraged its collaboration in the space race as an internal tool for political legitimization. This article examines the role of science popularization in this legitimization process by focusing on the TV show Amig

© 2016 The Center for Political Ecology. Questions of dam safety and hazard potential most often do not take center-stage in contestations and articulations concerning large dams. Through a comparative study of two of Europe’s most emblematic dam disasters–Vajont (Italy) and Ribadelago (Spain)–and the ongoing conflict over the safety of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project in Northeast India,

An exploration of how writers, artists, and filmmakers expose the costs and contest the assumptions of the Capitalocene era that guides readers through the rapidly developing field of Spanish environmental cultural studies.

Concern has risen that current global warming and more frequent extreme events such as droughts and floods will increase conflict around the world. This concern has spurred both social science research on contemporary climate, peace, and conflict as well as research in the historical sciences on past climate, weather, warfare, and violence. This perspectives article compares these two fields of sc

Des de principis del segle xxi, una nova fornada d’estudis sobre la història del cooperativisme s’ha interessat per la influència d’aquest moviment d’emancipació en la configuració dels barris populars. Des d’una perspectiva urbana i microhistò- rica, la recerca sobre cooperatives i cooperativistes ha nodrit l’anàlisi de les relacions entre cooperativisme, obrerisme i associacionisme popularDes de principis del segle xxi, una nova fornada d’estudis sobre la història del cooperativisme s’ha interessat per la influència d’aquest moviment d’emancipació en la configuració dels barris populars. Des d’una perspectiva urbana i microhistò- rica, la recerca sobre cooperatives i cooperativistes ha nodrit l’anàlisi de les relacions entre cooperativisme, obrerisme i associacionisme popular. L’es

El Llibre de les fonts de la present Ciutat de Barcelona és un manuscrit conservat a l’Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat que recull el coneixement que existia sobre l’abastiment d’aigua de boca a Barcelona a mitjan segle XVII. Va ser escrit l’any 1650 pel mestre de cases Francesc Socies, qui tenia l’ofici (el càrrec) de mestre de les fonts i, per tant, era el responsable del correcte funcionament del si

How people relate to and see themselves as part of nature relations differs worldwide and often depends on culture and worldviews. Nonetheless, challenging the dominant Euro-Western epistemic domination is needed to attain more equitable and sustainable future visions. This change entails fostering decolonial mediation between different knowledge systems in a context of intersectional difference.

Overfishing poses a critical threat to marine ecosystems and local coastal communities worldwide. Designation of Marine Protected Areas, particularly those incorporating No-Fishing Zones, act as refuges from the effects of climate and fishing, serve as valuable biodiversity conservation tools for more resilient social-ecological systems. Nevertheless, to be successful in long-term conservation the